Senate of the Philippines
14th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines

Member

House of Representatives
(1998-2001; 2001-2004; 2004-2007)

Deputy Speaker

House of Representatives
13th Congress of the Philippines
(November 8, 2004-February 21, 2006)

Vice Chairman

Liberal Party of the Philippines
(March 17, 2006 to present)

Secretary General

Liberal Party of the Philippines
(2004 to March 16, 2006)

Vice-Pres. for Luzon

Liberal Party of the Philippines
(2002-2004)

Secretary General

Liberal Party of the Philippines
(1999-2002)

Chairman of the Board

Central Luzon Congressional Caucus

HOUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

13th Congress

Banks & Financial Intermediaries

Energy

Export Promotion

Public Order & Safety

12th Congress

Civil

Political & Human Rights

Good Government

Public Order & Security

Inter-Parliamentary Relations & Diplomacy

11th Congress

Civil

Political & Human Rights (Vice-Chairman)

Public Order & Security

Transportation & Communications

Agriculture

Banks & Financial Intermediaries

Peoples’ Participation

Suffrage and Electoral Reforms

Appropriations

Natural Resources

Trade & Industry

SELECTED HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

House Bill No. 4251 – granting annual productivity incentives to
all workers in the private sector

House Bill No. 4397 – strengthening the regulatory power of the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to effectively enforce
consumer laws

House Bill No. 4252 – increasing the penalties for
non-compliance of the prescribed increases and adjustments in the
wage rates of workers

House Bill No. 3616 – extending the reglementary period for the
educational qualification for PNP members

House Bill No. 1842 – providing for the codification of criminal
laws

House Resolution No. 65 – inquiry in aid of legislation into the
policies and processes of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in
granting rate increases to electric utilities

House Resolution No. 788 – creating a select Congressional
Oversight Committee on intelligence funds to check and study the use
of intelligence funds by government agencies to ensure that funds
allocated therefor are utilized for the purpose they are intended

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE

Made the procurement of the petroleum, oil and
lubricant (POL) requirements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
transparent by requiring public bidding.